Architecture Love.

Via Sunset Magazine.

I Could Live in Croatia.

I hadn't had a chance to check out Virtual Paintout for a couple of months.  I participated a while back, and I hope to again soon.  Essentially, a part of the world is chosen, and using Google StreetView you explore the area, and find a composition to paint (it's a lot of fun).  They change destinations each month, so I'm going to wait until November to participate again.  October's destination is Croatia, so I thought I would explore a bit for the fun of it.  The abandoned farmhouses are pulling at my heartstrings something fierce.  They are beautiful.

This little shack might have been a shed, but I think it was a home.

Via Google Maps.  You can find it here.

And this house is really interesting because part of the facing has fallen off and you can see how it was built.

Via Google Maps.  You can find it here.

This building appears to have a house above, and barn space below.  Note the chickens and ramp up to the little doorway a la chicken coop style.

Via Google Maps.  You can find it here.

A lot of the properties have fences that surround the house and barns, and gates at the road.  They have my perfect set up.  The rustic-ness of the architecture makes me swoon.

Via Google Maps.  You can find it here.

I am going to continue to look around, but I'll quit this post here.  If I don't, I fear that this post may have fifty pictures before it's said and done.

Real Estate Hankerings: 1208 S 17th Street, Terre Haute, Indiana.

If you've read my blog for long, then you know I am a sucker for architecture.  One of my ways of getting my "house fix" is by perusing the real estate sites and looking for diamonds-in-the-rough that I can daydream about fixing up.  This one is a 1919 model that has especially cute details.  All images via Realtor.com.

Wouldn't it look wonderful polished back up?  I really like the windows and the wood floors.

My Item was Featured in the Treasury: Little Fluffy Clouds.

"Above the Clouds" was featured in the treasury "Little Fluffy Clouds" curated by LittleWrenPottery on Etsy.

My Item was Featured in the Treasury: Before Dinner.

"Pablo's Portrait" was featured in the treasury "Before Dinner" by isheshop on Etsy.

Artistic Moment of the Week: House; Houston, Texas.

House, Houston, Texas by John Vachon via Library of Congress on Flickr.

What an amazing house. Those porches look divine. The whole image looks like something out of a story I'd come up with. Beautiful.